Medieval Philosophy Selected Readings from Augustine to Buridan 1964 Modern Library Philosophy books

This is a very good hardcover, NO dust jacket, original jacket missing. 1964 Modern Library. This copy is still very good inside and out. The inside pages are very clean. The binding is tight and straight. Red hardcover boards are also very good and clean with only a hint of shelf wear and feature Modern Library logo front cover and gold lettering along spine. Standard Modern Library book size, crown octavo or 5" x 8" with 547 pages.

Modern Library began publishing series of books in 1917. They were extremely popular, especially with students, as they were copies of great literature and topics that were priced for the general public. The publishing firm of Boni Liveright started the series, as the idea stemmed from Albert Boni. The first title published was The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. Early editions were published in "pocket book" size for easy carrying to read anywhere and they were bound in leatherette. Boni & Liveright was sold in 1925 and transformed into Modern Library. In 1927, Random House was borne out of Modern Library and pictorial dust jackets were introduced to the series, along with hardcover boards. As publishing changed, Modern Library fell to the wayside but was "reintroduced" in the 1970's. Early editions are collectibles and later titles remain favorites as many collect Modern Library editions of all ages.

This is Medieval Philosophy Selected Readings from Augustine to Buridan with an Intro and Editing by Herman Shapiro. Contents include; St Augustine, Boethius, John Scouts Erigena, Albert the Great, Peter of Spain, Roger Bacon, St. Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure and more.

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